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The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names

By: Matthew Murrie,Steve Murrie

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The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names

By: Matthew Murrie,Steve Murrie

A fascinating compendium featuring over 70 unusual animal species. What's in a name? This lively, illustrated celebration is jam-packed with creatures notable for their bizarre, baffling, and just-plain-funny names. Meet the White-Bellied Go-Away Bird, whose cry sounds like someone screaming, "Go away!" Or the Aye-Aye, whose name means "I don't know" in Malagasy because no one wants anything to do with this bad-luck creature. Some are obvious, if still weird––guess what the Fried Egg Jellyfish looks like. Others sound like an inside joke: It's easy to figure out what was on the taxonomist's mind when he christened a fly he discovered Pieza Pie. Along the way you'll learn all about these curiously named animals' just-as-curious habits, appearances, and abilities.

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Workman Publishing Company

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1523510900

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9781523510900

The First Book of Seconds

220 of the Most Random, Remarkable, Respectable (and Regrettable) Runners-Up and Their Almost Claim to Fame

By: Matthew Murrie,Steve Murrie

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The First Book of Seconds

220 of the Most Random, Remarkable, Respectable (and Regrettable) Runners-Up and Their Almost Claim to Fame

By: Matthew Murrie,Steve Murrie

Susan Lucci, Al Gore, and the Buffalo Bills all received top billing by coming in second. But that's not normally the case--most runners-up dwell in obscurity. Finally, there's a book that celebrates the many unsung qualities of those who faltered on their way to the top! Inside, you'll discover little-known second-acts with entries that highlight their worthy achievements, such as: The second highest homerun hitter The second man to set foot on the moon The second most dangerous animal in the world The second-largest car rental chain (whose motto is fitting: "We try harder") With more than 200 accounts of almost-claims-to-fame, this book leaves trivia junkies of all ages feeling like they won a gold medal--not a booby prize.

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215

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Simon and Schuster

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1440510679

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9781440510670

Up Close!

By: Scholastic, Inc.,Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

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Up Close!

By: Scholastic, Inc.,Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

Did you ever wonder what a zebra looks like up close? The head of a mosquito? What about snake venom or slug slime? Get a good look at the tiny hairs on a Venus flytrap and the massive mouth of the blue whale while it's feeding. From a man-of-war's deadly tentacles to fiery volcanic lava, zoom in on the planet's most amazing things with pages of vibrant, full-colour photographs. Leave your binoculars at home and explore the wonders of Earth like never before!

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Scholastic Inc.

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054515605X

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9780545156059

Every Day on Earth

Fun Facts That Happen Every 24 Hours

By: Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

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Every Day on Earth

Fun Facts That Happen Every 24 Hours

By: Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

A whole day is plenty of time to finish your homework or go to the park, but did you ever imagine that in a single day you take around 8,000 steps; 100,000 of your taste buds are replaced; a bat eats up to 1,000 insects; 27,000 trees are cut down just to make toilet paper in the United States; and a mayfly lives its entire life? Here are presented almost 200 incredible facts like these.

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226

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Scholastic Inc.

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0545297060

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9780545297066

Powerlines

Words That Sell Brands, Grip Fans, and Sometimes Change History

By: Steve Cone

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Powerlines

Words That Sell Brands, Grip Fans, and Sometimes Change History

By: Steve Cone

Powerlines, the exceptional slogans that people remember long after the campaign ends, stand out from the barrage of marketing messages consumers face each day. A product, service, company, candidate, or an organization with a powerline outshines the competition every time. Steve Cone, author of Steal These Ideas!, reveals the secrets to contemporary marketing's biggest mystery: how to conjure the phrase that will make a product irresistible and memorable. This book restores the lost art of creating killer slogans to its proper place: front and center in every campaign. Drawing on examples of great and not-so-great lines from marketing, politics, and popular culture, Cone provides an irreverent, intelligent, and insightful primer on a singularly important aspect of brand building. Silver Medal Winner, Advertising/Marketing/PR/Event Planning Category, Axiom Business Book Awards (2009)

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273

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470883286

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9780470883280

Dreams Fulfilled: Inspirational Comeback Stories

By: Tom Kloske,Steve Kloske_

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Dreams Fulfilled: Inspirational Comeback Stories

By: Tom Kloske,Steve Kloske_

Incredible inspirational comeback stories of six determined athletes. Read amazing lessons of perseverance and the "never give up" attitude. Learn how they beat the odds by overcoming obstacles of defeat, persecution, age, and doubt. Dreams Fulfilled takes you are on a journey of inspirational life stories teaching us about the unlimited spirit of human achievement that resides in all of us.

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106

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Lulu.com

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1483447073

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9781483447070

Folk Song in England

By: Steve Roud

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Folk Song in England

By: Steve Roud

In Victorian times, England was famously dubbed the land without music - but one of the great musical discoveries of the early twentieth century was that England had a vital heritage of folk song and music which was easily good enough to stand comparison with those of other parts of Britain and overseas. Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Percy Grainger, and a number of other enthusiasts gathered a huge harvest of songs and tunes which we can study and enjoy at our leisure. But after over a century of collection and discussion, publication and performance, there are still many things we don't know about traditional song - Where did the songs come from? Who sang them, where, when and why? What part did singing play in the lives of the communities in which the songs thrived? More importantly, have the pioneer collectors' restricted definitions and narrow focus hindered or helped our understanding? This is the first book for many years to investigate the wider social history of traditional song in England, and draws on a wide range of sources to answer these questions and many more.

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612

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Faber & Faber

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0571309739

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9780571309733

Resorts of Riverside County

By: Steve Lech

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Resorts of Riverside County

By: Steve Lech

For all the faults attributed to the San Andreas, its one very soothing aspect has been an enormous spiderweb of cracks spreading throughout the geologic formations of what became Riverside County. These fissures yielded springs and grottos of warm waters to which thankful pioneers and snake-oil salesmen alike attributed curative powers. In the 20th century, vacationers seeking relaxation, together with those afflicted with a myriad of maladies, came to Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Glen Ivy, Murrieta Hot Springs, and a dozen other wide places in the road to bathe in the balmy waters beneath desert breezes.

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136

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738530786

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9780738530789

A Bike Across America

By: Steve Ritter

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A Bike Across America

By: Steve Ritter

As a midlife challenge, author Steve Ritter decided to leave the comforts of home and the daily routine of his office and set out on an epic journey to bicycle across the United States. Ritter wanted to rediscover his rural roots, explore nature, immerse himself in the rich history of his country, and find out if he still had the endurance of his youth. He wanted to see what other people did every day as he sat at his desk. In A Bike across America, he narrates the story of his thirty-five day, 3,461-mile journey that began April 27, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and ended in Newport, Oregon. This travelogue shares Ritters thoughts, expectations, and surprisesbattling the weather, equipment failures, and his doubts and fears, and being assisted by kind-hearted strangers. With some history and geography included, Ritter tells how this cross-country ride changed his life. Frank and honest, A Bike across America recounts Ritters ultimate road tripone that taught this fifty-year-old empty nester that through perseverance and determination, it could be done.

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143

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Archway Publishing

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1480808814

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9781480808812

The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names

By: Matthew Murrie,Steve Murrie

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By: Matthew Murrie,Steve Murrie

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Workman Publishing Company

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1523508116

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9781523508112

Every Day on Earth

Fun Facts That Happen Every 24 Hours

By: Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

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Every Day on Earth

Fun Facts That Happen Every 24 Hours

By: Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

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Scholastic Inc.

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0545297060

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9780545297066

The First Book of Seconds

220 of the Most Random, Remarkable, Respectable (and Regrettable) Runners-Up and Their Almost Claim to Fame

By: Matthew Murrie,Steve Murrie

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220 of the Most Random, Remarkable, Respectable (and Regrettable) Runners-Up and Their Almost Claim to Fame

By: Matthew Murrie,Steve Murrie

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215

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Simon and Schuster

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1440510679

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9781440510670

Every Minute on Earth

Fun Facts That Happen Every 60 Seconds

By: Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

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Every Minute on Earth

Fun Facts That Happen Every 60 Seconds

By: Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

Every minute on Earth: 10 000 pieces of skin will be lost from your body, 21 000 pizzas will be baked, 954 camera phones will be sold worldwide, the International Space Station will travel 465 kilometres in its orbit around the Earth, there will be 6000 lightning strikes, and 1000 kilograms of popcorn will be eaten. The content for EVERY MINUTE ON EARTH is organised into eight chapters: Earth, Space, The Human Body, Technology, Animals, Food, Sports, and Pop Culture. Each page contains an illustrated fact.

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1741691389

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9781741691382

Up Close!

By: Scholastic, Inc.,Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

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Up Close!

By: Scholastic, Inc.,Steve Murrie,Matthew Murrie

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Scholastic Inc.

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054515605X

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9780545156059

Children and Holy Communion

Preparing to Welcome Children at Holy Communion

By: Diana Murrie,Steve Pearce

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Children and Holy Communion

Preparing to Welcome Children at Holy Communion

By: Diana Murrie,Steve Pearce

This six-session course is written for leaders to use with groups of children aged 7-11 who want to learn about belonging to God and to appreciate the significance of Holy Communion. It is not a confirmation course, but a preparatory course to taking Communion. The book includes leader's material for the sessions as well as: historical background to children receiving Communion; how to prepare children for taking Communion; case studies from parishes which have done this; the House of Bishops' guidelines for the admission of baptized persons to Holy Communion before Confirmation.

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0715148893

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9780715148891

Managing Stress

By: Steve Shores

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Managing Stress

By: Steve Shores

Mindful of the time constraints of everyday living, Ginger Garrett has put together an entire year of juicy discussions and pampering pleasures for mothers and daughters. Using the book of Esther as a springboard for topics such as respect, romance, and confidence, you get to share pieces of not only yourself but of your faith as well.

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100

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1576830837

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9781576830833

Crying for a Vision and Other Essays

The Collected Steve Scott

By: Steve Scott

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Crying for a Vision and Other Essays

The Collected Steve Scott

By: Steve Scott

Meet these notable women and others as you walk in their footsteps around downtown Chicago in three short journeys outlined in this book. From the earliest days of permanent settlement to the present, women's sacrifices, commitment, and creativity have shaped this city. Our lives today reflect the legacy of these women. You will find these tours interesting and informative, and perhaps even provocative.

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1425977545

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9781425977542

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